英文摘要 |
The objective of this project was to develop sampling and analytical methods for hazardous air pollutants, including acetamide, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, and acrylamide in stacks and ambient air. As for stacks, acetamide, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, and acetamide were sampled using absorption solvent (methanol) (isokinetic sampling) and then analyzed by GC/MS, which followed the Method NIEA A737.71B published by Environmental Analysis Laboratory with optimization. As for ambient air, Method NIEA A742.10.7B, which was published by Environmental Analysis Laboratory, cannot be optimized for lowering the detection limit due to the limitation of small sampling flow rate. Therefore, acetamide, dimethylformamide, and dimethylacetamide were sampled using absorption solvent (methanol) and then analyzed by GC/MS. Acrylamide was sampled using absorption solvent (methanol) and then analyzed by LC/MS-MS, and all glassware must be silanized before experiments to prevent the analyte from adsorbing on the surface. Besides, the detection limit of acrylamide can be lowered by concentration.
Based on experimental results, as for stacks, the detection limits of acetamide, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, and acetamide were 0.057 ppmv, 0.049 ppmv, 0.055 ppmv, and 0.034 ppmv, respectively (sampling volume was 150L, 5 L/min × 30 min). Accuracy were 105.14 %, 108.14 %, 92.14 %, and 91.14 %, respectively. Precision were 6.86 %, 6.68 %, 6.09 %, and 6.09 %, respectively.As for ambient air, the detection limits of acetamide, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, and acetamide were 14.18 ppbv, 9.12 ppbv, 26.40 ppbv, and 0.106 ppbv, respectively. Accuracy were 112.14 %, 110.14 %, 104.00 %, and 101.81 %, respectively. Precision were 6.36 %, 9.29 %, 9.60 %, and 4.27 %, respectively (sampling volume was 180L, 3 L/min × 60 min).
The sampling and analytical methods developed in this project were proven to be practical by surveying at least 4 field samplings (stacks or ambient air). Besides, two technical communication seminars were taken place in September and October. All the study results were reported in the technical drafts for EPA’s reference.
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